Joining a Pharmaceutical Company as the Head of a Cancer Research Laboratory

JOINING A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY AS THE HEAD OF A CANCER RESEARCH

LABORATORY

Claudia GonçalvesAmanda KamarLoïc Gauthier

Hala Zahaf

Genova – 26 July 2013

WHY?

Global impact International

opportunities State-of-the-art

equipment Highly-qualified team Focus on particular

project Stability, security

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NEW CANCER CASES BY WORLD AREA

Source: Globocon, 2008

Country Million € Employment (Units)United Kingdom 5,588 65,000Germany 5,318 105,435Switzerland 4,972 38,561France 4,787 103,900Belgium 1,907 32,167Italy 1,250 65,000Denmark 1,102 20,223

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN EUROPE

In total:

€ 30,000 million invested in R&D in Europe 700,000 people employed (116,000 in R&D)

TOP 10 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES

Company Country Billions (USD)1. Pfizer USA 50.22. Novartis Switzerland 45.73. Merck&Co USA 35.54. Sanofi-Aventis France 34.75. AstraZeneca UK 32.86. Roche Switzerland 30.47. GlaxoSmithKline UK 30.18. Johnson&Johnson USA 24.59. Abbott USA 22.610. Lilly USA 21.3

EUROPEAN PHARMACEUTICAL LEADERS

World leader in diagnostic research for cancer

Employs 82,029 people (2012) 22% work in R&D

#1 investor in R&D - high turnover (2011)

World leader in biomedical research

Employs 127,724 people (2012) 48% work in R&D

6.7 billion USD spent on R&D in 2012

Roche Novartis

WHERE?

New indications in the pipeline

Phase I (27), Phase II (18), Phase III (30)

AVASTIN® (3,47 billions € turnover)

7 R&D centers in Europe

8 new molecules (oncology) in the pipeline

3 new indications for AFINITOR® (2,5 billions € turnover)

7 R&D centers in Europe

HEAD OF ANTI-CANCER DRUG RESEARCH LABORATORY

Requirements:

PhD and Post-doc in chemistry or life science required

Minimum 15 years of relevant industry experience.

Strong leadership & communication skills

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR)

THE ROAD TO THE TOP…

HOW? Show added value!

CV – PhD, Postdoc, international studies, technical skills, multilingual

Cover letter – knowledge of company, research experience, interest in the position

Email or call a contact

Interview – focus on body language and communication

PRINCIPAL CONTACTS Sylvie Dejager

Novartis Pharma SAS Sylvie.Dajager@novartis.com Principal Medical and Scientific Expert

(Researcher) PhD – Molecular Biology and Endrocinology

Niclas Hitziger Roche Diagnostics niclas.hitziger@ki.se International Product Manager

Previously Senior Team Leader and Group Leader PhD & Postdoc – Molecular Biology

THE VISION Impact global health issues – especially

cancer Opportunity to participate in growing market Train other people from developing countries

and contribute to the spread of the knowledge

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Sandrine Lacombe Mario Rocca Nicolas Rabasso Ivan Coste-Maniere Giorgio Musso Ryszard Naskręcki Dorota Piontek Schanzenbach Dirk Bohdan Skalski Carlos Perreira

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Current Job Offers Research Investigator in Oncology (Novartis)

Supervise 2-3 associates PhD in life science required Strong leadership & communication skills

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sensitivity and resistance to molecularly-targeted anti-cancer agents”

PhD and Post-doc experience required Outstanding written & oral communication skills